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Admin data

VariableMinMaxDescription
fileyear20022011Year in administrative dataset
uicUnit Indetification Code, the Navy's code for identifying units
redux01Indicator for choosing the Redux instead of the High-3 retirement plan
male01Male gender
female01Female gender
white01White race
black01Black race
minority01Minority race151200.04947090.2168563
single01Single (not married)151200.86673280.3398745
married01Married (not single)151200.77863760.4151777
dependents~y010Number of dependents151200.08842590.2839227
educ_hs01Highest education is a high school degree151200.13293650.3395173
educ_college01Highest education is a college degree151200.1644180.3706667
educ_grad01Hightest education is a graduate degree151200.8355820.3706667
peer_red_cnt1686Number of peers who have made the Redux/High-3 choice151202.417131.489788
peer_red_cnt_dif_uic0645Number of peers who have made the Redux/High-3 choice when stationed at a past UIC
afqt_percentile099Percentile score on the Armed Forces Qualifying Test
rankPersonnel rank in the Navy
rateNavy rate for enlisted service members; rates are occupation groups
peer_n_quintile15quintile of the distribution of the number of higher tenure peers who have made the Redux choice
peer_mean01Fraction of peers who have chosen Redux151200.68247350.4655295
peer_mean _officer01Fraction of officer peers who have chosen Redux151200.31752650.4655295
peer_mean_enlisted01Fraction of enlisted peers who have chosen Redux1512073.98975103.8212
peer_mean_white01Fraction of whitepeers who have chosen Redux151200.12210350.1186205
peer_mean_black01Fraction of black peers who have chosen Redux
peer_mean_minority01Fraction of minorty peers who have chosen Redux
peer_mean_male01Fraction of male peers who have chosen Redux
peer_mean_female01Fraction of female peers who have chosen Redux
peer_mean_dif_uic01Fraction of peers who have chosen Redux at a past UIC

Redux Survey

VariableMinMaxDescription
age3258Age of respondent
age_at_redux30.555.5Age at Redux choice
age_at_reduxsq930.253080.25Age at Redux choice^2
agesq10243364Age of respondent^2
dependents09Number of dependents
educ_aa_to_almostba010/1 indicator: education Associate's degree to less than Bachelor's degree==1, education less than Associate's degree==0
educ_ba010/1 indicator: education Bachelor's degree==1, education less than Bachelor's degree==0
educ_hs_to_almostaa010/1 indicator: education HS to less than Associate's degree==1, education less than HS==0
educ_ma_above010/1 indicator: education Master's degree or above==1, education less than Master's degree==0
enlisted010/1 indicator: Navy enlisted sailor==1, not Navy enlisted sailor==0
female010/1 indicator: female==1, not female==0
fin_condition010/1 indicator: Financially comfortable, never to almost never have trouble making ends meet==1, Occasionally to often cannot make ends meet==0
finalwgt035.47304Final Weight with NR/Post-Start adjustment
married010/1 indicator: married==1, not married==0
mil_lgv_pay1521Years of Service
navy110/1 indicator: Navy servicemember==1, not Navy servicemember==0
nstrat102726881Number in population
officer010/1 indicator: Navy commissioned officer==1, not Navy commissioned officer==0
random31501998000000Random ID number
redux_combat010/1 indicator: Redux decision made while deployed in combat zone==1, Redux decision made while not deployed in combat zone==0
redux_know_20yr010/1 indicator: Knew at time of plan selection that with 20 YOS, Redux pays 40% and High-3 pays 50% of base pay==1, Did not know at time of plan selection==0
redux_know_30yr010/1 indicator: Knew at time of plan selection that with 30 YOS, Redux and High-3 pays equally==1, Did not know at time of plan selection==0
redux_know_age62010/1 indicator: Knew at time of plan selection Redux increases to match payouts with High-3 at age 62==1, Did not know at time of plan selection==0
redux_know_cpi010/1 indicator: Knew at time of plan selection Redux has 1pp lower inflation adjustment==1, Did not know at time of plan selection==0
redux_regret010/1 indicator: Feel that selecting retirement option was a mistake==1, Feel that selecting retirement option was not a mistake==0
redux_took010/1 indicator: Selected Redux retirement plan==1, Selected High-3 retirement plan==0
redux_use_business010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to start a business==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
redux_use_carboat010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to pay for a vehicle==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
redux_use_college010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to pay for college education==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
redux_use_debt010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to pay down (non-mortgage) debts==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
redux_use_homedp010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to pay for a mortgage==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
redux_use_invest010/1 indicator: Redux bonus was used to invest==1, Redux bonus was not used for this purpose==0
saving_habit010/1 indicator: Save paycheck regulary, according to financial plan==1, Do not save paycheck or deposit residual==0
strat312Stratum
white010/1 indicator: white==1, not white==0
yrs_since_redux0.56.5Years since Redux choice
yrs_since_reduxsq0.2542.25Years since Redux choice^2